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Global Pre Intermediate

SYLLABUS

Area: Foreign Languages

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UNIT 1Individual & Society

OBJECTIVES

Throughout this unit, the student will be able to achieve the following aims:

Learn vocabulary about everyday objects, describing appearance and relationships and practise it through different activities.

Study the use of word order in questions and What and How questions. Practise the present simple, frequency adverbs and the present

continuous in different exercises. Read texts to do with identities and relationships and be able to discuss

about them. Listen to descriptions of people and of personal relationships. Learn to make descriptions of people and objects and to exchange

personal information Express their arguments for and against CCTV. Learn common social expressions and social responses Listen to and match situations and pictures Role-play short conversations with suitable responses Read a David Crystal text about same language but different Talk about communication differences in language Make a personal description for a social networking site Join sentences using conjunctions Evaluate their methods for language learning. Revise the language in unit 1 by completing grammar, vocabulary and

speaking exercises in the Global review.

CONTENTS

Listening

- Listen to people spelling personal information and write the words they spell.- Listen to four conversations describing people and match them to the

correct photos. Then answer some questions.- Listen to a woman talking about people she knows and answer some

comprehension questions.- Listen to some sentences, write them down and practise their

pronunciation.- Listen to four conversations and match them to the relevant pictures.

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Speaking

- Tell a partner about everyday objects they’ve got with them.- Discuss about identity cards in their country.- In pairs, ask each other questions about personal issues.- Spell words to a partner.- Describe a person to a partner using the phrases given.- Choose a photograph and describe it to a partner.- Exchange identities with a partner and ask and answer questions about

it.- Make a list of people in the class and tell a partner what they know

about them.- Discuss about the `Six Degrees of Separation theory’.- Do a ‘Communication activity’ about family and friends questions.- Find arguments in favour and against CCTV and discuss with a partner.- Role-play some conversations for different situations using the useful

phrases given.- Speak with a partner about a topic using the social expressions learnt.- Discuss about regional differences in their own language, and compare

it with English.- Do a Global review working in groups and asking personal questions.

Reading

- Look at some pictures and match them to the appropriate vocabulary about everyday objects.- Read and listen about identity cards and answer some questions.- Read grammar explanations about word order in questions.- Match some questions to the topics given.- Read explanations about the use of look and look like.- Read grammar explanations about What & How questions.- Read and listen about the ‘Six Degrees of Separation theory’ and

complete some related activities.- Read explanations about the use of in touch.- Read grammar explanations about the present simple and frequency

adverbs.- Read some information about closed circuit television (CCTV) and

answer some questions.- Read some readers’ responses and answer some questions.- Read explanations about the use of expressions with place.- Read grammar explanations about the present continuous- Underline the correct form of the verbs in a letter.- Read some phrases to do with social expressions and cross out the

incorrect responses.- Answer to true/false type questions about their own use of language.- Read a text about differences in a language and answer some

questions.- Find words or expressions in a text to match some meanings.

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- Read a girl’s description of herself, correct the mistakes and answer some questions.- Read the Study skills section about being a good language learner.

Writing

- Complete some questions by putting words in the correct place.- Write some words under the correct headings for making descriptions.- Complete some What & How questions with the correct words.- Put some words in the correct order to make What & How questions.- Copy a diagram and write the names of people they know and their

relationships.- Complete a text about social networks using the correct6 form of the

verbs given.- Complete sentences by putting words or phrases in the correct place.- Write sentences about people they know using the present simple and

continuous.- Join some sentences using and, but or so.- Make notes about themselves for a social networking site using the

topics given.- Write a description of themselves, swap with a partner and correct the

possible mistakes.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.

Language knowledge and use

Linguistic knowledge:

A) Grammar and Language functions.- Word order in questions- What and How questions- The present simple and frequency adverbs- The present continuous

B) Discourse strategies.- Describing personal objects- Exchanging personal information- Describing someone familiar- Finding out real and false identities- Describing links in relationships and asking questions about family,

friends and colleagues- Expressing opinions about CCTV- Comparing what people do with what they are doing now

C) Vocabulary.- Everyday objects- Describing appearance- Relationships- Extension: – look and look like

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– in touch– place

D) Phonetics.- The alphabet- Linking words

Socio cultural aspects and intercultural awareness Background note: References to the theory of the ‘Six degrees of separation’ (TB page 8). Comparison of identity cards in other countries such as the UK or US with their own one. Learn about English regional and social differences and compare with their own language. Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

Literary Education

Through the reading texts included in this unit and the suggestions for reading English literature, students will be able to:

Take their first steps in the literary genres. Read texts or pieces of works from English speaking countries. Make a guided use of the school library and of virtual ones. Develop reading autonomy and appreciate literature as a source of

pleasure and knowledge of English speaking countries. Make oral and written summaries of stories and express personal

opinions about them.

Reading texts in this unit: - The identity (ID) card- Identity theft- The six degrees of separation theory- CCTV is watching you- David Crystal text: Same language but different

English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- Casino Royale- Daisy Miller- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

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Learning reflexion:- Study Skills section: Learn strategies for being a good language learner- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication

technologies- Review and reflect on learning.- Appreciate working in groups as a means of personal enrichment.- Transfer mother tongue language strategies into the English language.

CROSS-CURRICULAR ITEMS

Social Science: References to identity cards, closed circuits television, language particularities, etc.

ATTITUDES AND VALUES

Politeness in the other language. Effort with new vocabulary and structures. Interest and respect in the classmates’ opinions, mother tongue, accent, origin, etc. Overcome mental blocking when meeting new people in the target language Attentive-assertive listening Use of target language in class

MIXED-ABILITY ACTIVITIES

Consolidation activities: e-Workbook exercises. Unit 1.

Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 1. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 1. TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 7, 9, 10, 11) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 1: Identity card,

Someone's watching me. T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: Your personal study plan, Specific needs T. Resource CD: Video Unit 1: It's a small world / Paying by touch / Iris

recognition Global website extra resources

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EVALUATION

1. EVALUATION RESOURCES

Formative evaluation- Classroom observation to check both individual and global progress- e-Workbook exercises.- Skills: reading, writing, listening exercises

Accumulative evaluation- SB: Global review & Study skills Unit 1- T. Resource CD: Diagnostic Tests (Quick Test, Full Test).

Unit 1 TestGlobal Progress Test 1. (Units 1–4)

Self-evaluation- T. Resource CD: Self Assessment checklist Unit 1

2. EVALUATION CRITERIA

Understand the general message of texts about personal descriptions, and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C5, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about the advantages and disadvantages of CCTV. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as texts talking about ‘Six degrees of separation’ between everybody in the planet. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing a personal description for a social networking site. (C1, C4, C5, C6, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to descriptions of people. (C1, C5, C8)

Use information and communication technologies in a guided way in order to look for information by doing the Global website activities. (C1, C4, C7, C8)

Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing identity cards in those countries or language regional differences with their own experience. (C1, C3, C5, C6)

Identify learning strategies used to progress in the learning process by completing the Global review for Unit 3. (C1, C7, C8)

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UNIT 2Eating & Drinking

OBJECTIVES


Study the use of countable and uncountable nouns and practise them through different activities.

Learn the use of quantifiers (some, any, no, a lot of, a little, a few, not enough, much, many)

Study the infinitive and the infinitive of purpose and complete some exercises with these structures.

Practise vocabulary about food, containers and drinks and the human body.

Read and understand texts about tastes, kitchens and people behind the drinks.

Listen to a text about Zao Shen and discuss about it. Discuss about water and the human body. Write ‘rules’ for preparing a food or drink. Make a food questionnaire and talk about food tips. Be able to describe a kitchen using the vocabulary learnt. Write a description of food and drink including the structures studied. Learn strategies for evaluating their language learning. Role-play situations in restaurants. Listen to people describing dishes associated with home. List foods and ingredients. Learn phrases to describe habits. Revise the language in unit 2 by completing grammar, vocabulary and


CONTENTS

Listening

- Listen to some words and practise the sounds /k/ and /t/.- Listen to a short talk about Zao Shen and answer some questions.- Listen to a talk about water and the human body and answer some

questions.- Listen to some words and practise the sounds /tə/ and /tu/- Listen to a story about Tunisia and pay attention to the pronunciation

of /tə/ and /tu/.- Listen to three conversations and match them to the appropriate

picture related to places to eat.- Listen to six people talking about food that makes them think home,

and match them to the appropriate countries.

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Speaking

- Ask and answer questions related to food with a partner.- Discuss with a partner about comfort food.- Work in pairs telling each other about their preferred dishes.- Ask and answer questions about cooking.- Ask each other questions about food habits using quantifiers.- Discuss about important beliefs about food in their own countries.- Work in pairs asking each other questions about the drinks they like.- Work in pairs telling each other rules for how to make a drink or food.- Tell a partner about the amount of water they drink.- Work in pairs asking each other questions about water or a

questionnaire about another drink.- Look at the pictures of four different places to eat and describe

similarities and differences between them.- Work in groups choosing a restaurant menu and role-playing a

conversation.- Do a Global review working in groups and asking questions about food

and healthy diet.

Reading

- Read a text about comfort food from different countries and answer some questions.- Read extra texts about the differences in comfort food for men and

women and about an Australian food called vegemite.- Read explanations about the use of taste.- Read grammar explanations about countable and uncountable nouns

and quantifiers.- Read and classify some words into countable or uncountable ones.- Choose the correct words to complete a text about comfort food.- Read a list of secrets from the world’s top kitchens and answer some

questions.- Read grammar explanations about quantifiers (a lot of, a little, a few,

not enough, much, many).- Match some sentences about a head chef with the correct meanings.- Read a text about people associated to the history of different drinks

and answer some questions.- Read grammar explanations about the infinitive.- Read an extract from George Orwell’s A nice cup of tea and complete it

with the correct infinitives.- Read grammar explanations about the infinitive of purpose.- Choose the correct sentences for listing ingredients.- Read a text about Brazilian food and complete some sentences.- Read some writing skills explanations for using commas.- Read the Study skills section about evaluating their language learning.

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Writing

- Write some vocabulary about food under the correct headings.- Complete some questions with mush or many.- Describe the differences between three kitchens using the useful

language and phrases given.- Make correct phrases combining different words so as to practise

vocabulary about containers and drinks.- Write some rules for how to make a drink or food they know.- Complete some words related to parts of the body.- Classify some parts of the body according to their being inside or

outside the body.- Describe what some objects related to water are for using the phrases

given.- Complete a text about water facts with the correct words.- Use some prompts to make questions about water.- Put some words in the correct order to make useful phrases for eating

out.- Complete sentences about food using the words given and using a

dictionary if necessary.- Write examples of typical food and drink including the useful phrases

given.- Complete sentences with the correct expressions for describing habits.- Write a description of food and drink in their country for a class

magazine following some prompts.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.



A) Grammar and Language functions.- Countable / uncountable nouns- Quantifiers- The infinitive- The infinitive of purpose

B) Discourse strategies.- Finding out about eating and drinking habits- Describing personal ‘comfort food’- Describing a dish they like- Talking about cooking- Describing kitchens- Discussing cultural beliefs about food / kitchens- Talking about kinds of drinks

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- Describing purposes of different objects

C) Vocabulary.- Food- In the kitchen- Containers and drinks- The human body- Extension: – taste

D) Phonetics.- /k/ and /t/- /tə/ and /tu/

Socio cultural aspects and intercultural awareness

Background note: References to Taoist Chinese gods (TB page 20). Background note: References to Cappuccino’(TB page 21). Background note: References to George Orwell. (TB page 22). Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

Literary Education





Reading texts in this unit: - Tastes comforting- Ten secrets … from the world’s top kitchens- The people behind the drinks

Literary references in this unit: - References to George Orwell and one of his most famous novels:

Animal Farm. (TB page 22).

English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- Diamonds are Forever

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- Far from the Madding CrowdLearning reflexion:

- Study Skills section: Evaluate their language learning over the unit- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication


CROSS-CURRICULAR ITEMS History: References to people associated with the history of drinks

such as Perrier, Cappuccino, Guinness, Dom Pérignon or Earl Grey Tea. Social Sciences: References to typical food and drinks from all over

the world.

ATTITUDES AND VALUES Politeness in the other language. Effort with new vocabulary and structures. Interest and respect in the classmates’ opinions, mother tongue, accent, origin, etc. Overcome mental blocking when meeting new people in the target language Attentive-assertive listening Use of target language in class

MIXED-ABILITY ACTIVITIESConsolidation activities: e-Workbook exercises. Unit 2.Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 2. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 2. TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 17, 18, 20, 22, 24) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 17, 20, 21, 24, 25 ) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 2: Kitchen plan / The United States of water. T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: Getting to know you / Getting to know Global T. Resource CD: Video Unit 2: Eating / The world's favourite beverage / Tea addict SB: Additional material Unit 2 (page 130) Global website extra resources

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EVALUATION



Accumulative evaluation- SB: Global review & Study skills Unit 2- T. Resource CD: Unit 2 Test

Global Progress Test 1. (Units 1–4) Self-evaluation- T. Resource CD: Self Assessment checklist Unit 2


Understand the general message of texts about food, and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C3, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about rules for how to make a drink or food. (C1, C6, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as texts talking about people behind the history of drinks. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing a description of food and drink they like. (C1, C6, C7, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to people describing dishes associated with home. (C1, C3, C5, C6, C8)


Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing comfort food from other countries with their own eating habits. (C1, C3, C5, C6)


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UNIT 3Art & Music

OBJECTIVES


Learn the use of the past simple and past continuous through different activities.

Study the structure Used to. Learn and practise vocabulary about works of art, furniture, audio and

video equipment and instructions and feelings. Read a text about true stories of how valuable works of art were

discovered in unexpected places. Read a text with references to The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar

Wilde. Read an extract of High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. Write opening sentences for a short story Listen about to a lecture on the history of sound recording Talk about music in film and TV. Write instructions for using music equipment Describe works of art and pictures using the vocabulary learnt in the

unit. Show agreement and disagreement Listen to opinions about films Identify and talk about kinds of film Read a text about the power of music Talk about nursery rhymes and early musical experiences Write a review of a concert using adjectives and conjunctions. Revise the language in unit 3 by completing grammar, vocabulary and


CONTENTS

Listening

- Listen to some sentences and tick the verbs that have an extra syllable in the past tense.- Hear a lecture about the history of sound recording and complete some

notes.- Listen and repeat some sentences with use to and pay attention to the

stressed words.- Listen to short pieces of music, describe how they make them feel and

answer some questions.- Listen to a composer talking about how he uses music in films and

answer some questions.- Listen to conversations about films and match them to the appropriate

situations.

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Speaking

- Describe some pictures about works of art using the useful phrases given.

- Tell a partner about an object that is important in their family.- Tell their partners what they remember about the works of art they’ve

just seen.- Discuss about furniture and furnishings.- Practise saying verbs in the past tense form. - Describe the differences between two pictures to do with music.- Discuss with a partner about their music habits.- Rearrange some letters to make the correct words to do with audio and

video recorders.- Describe similarities and differences between some pictures to do with

films.- Work with a partner showing agreement or disagreement with some

statements about music, films and art.- Work in pairs asking each other questions about when they were a

child.- Do a Global review working in groups and talking about music and

childhood.

Reading

- Match vocabulary related to works of art to the appropriate pictures.- Read a text about valuable works of art found in unexpected places

and answer some questions.- Read explanations about the use of discover.- Read grammar explanations about the past simple and continuous.- Read and listen to an extract of The Picture of Dorian Gray and answer

some questions.- Match some words related to audio and video with the correct pictures.- Read explanations on how to write and say decades.- Read grammar explanations about used to.- Match some words to do with feelings with similar meanings.- Read explanations about using just.- Read and listen to an extract from Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity and

discuss some questions.- Match some pictures to the appropriate types of films.- Read useful language for talking about films.- Read and classify some sentences for agreeing or disagreeing.- Read a text about the relationship between music and babies and

answer some questions.- Read a review of a concert and answer some questions.- Read the Study skills section about conversation patterns.

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Writing- Write the past simple form of the verbs given.- Classify some verbs into regular or irregular ones.- Complete some texts with either the past simple or the past continuous

form of the verbs given.- Choose an opening sentence and continue a short story.- Work in pairs completing short stories by swapping their works.- Look at some pictures to do with music and make some notes on the

differences between them including the useful language given.- Complete some instructions for using a DVD player with the

appropriate words.- Make a set of instructions for a CD or MP3 player.- Look at a picture and rewrite sentences with used to.- Make questions with did and used to.- Complete sentences about feelings so that they are true for them.- Write the names of all pop groups they can remember and answer

questions with a partner.- Classify some words into music or babies and translate them into their

own language.- Write a review of a concert following a model, using commas, and

focusing on adjectives.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.



A) Grammar and Language functions.- Past simple and past continuous- Used to

B) Discourse strategies.- Describing different art forms- Talking about art / important objects- Describing furniture- Talking about kinds of music and listening habits- Discussing situations in the past- Discussing about connecting music with feelings and images

C) Vocabulary.- Works of art- Furniture- Audio and video equipment and instructions- Feelings- Extension: – discover

– describing decades

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– just

D) Phonetics.- Past simple regular verbs- Used to and sentence stress


Background note: References to Oscar Wilde and The Picture of Dorian Gray (TB page 34). Background note: References to Robin Hood, an English folk tale dating from Medieval times (TB page 39). Background note about Vasco Rossi, a well-known Italian singer and song-writer (TB page 42). Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

Literary Education





Reading texts in this unit: - Discovered!- The picture of Dorian Gray- High Fidelity- David Crystal text: The power of music

Literary references in this unit: - References to Oscar Wilde and one of his most famous novels: The

Picture of Dorian Gray (SB page 33, TB page 34).- References to Robin Hood, an English folk tale dating from

Medieval times (TB page 39).- References to High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. (SB page 37).

English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- Heidi

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- I, Robot

Learning reflexion:- Study Skills section: Arrange conversation partners for practising

English- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication



Music /Art: the whole unit is devoted to talk about music and art, with references to works of art, composers, music influence in people, etc.





Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 3. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 3. TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 31,32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 32, 34, 36) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 3: Last night I had the strangest dream ! You and your music . T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: Who sits where? / Improving your English T. Resource CD: Video Unit 3: Global Wave ! The faker ! Art fraud Global website extra resources

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EVALUATION




Global Progress Test 1. (Units 1–4)



Understand the general message of texts about art and music, and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about musical experiences. (C1, C6, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as texts talking about the power of music in babies. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing a review of a concert. (C1, C6, C7, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to people talking about films. (C1, C6, C8)


Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing artistic and musical demonstrations in those countries with the own ones. (C1, C3, C5, C6)


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UNIT 4Hopes & Fears

OBJECTIVES


Learn vocabulary about global issues, aid organisations, adjectives and synonyms and geographical features.

Practise phrases and phrasal verbs with get. Study structures to talk about future hopes, plans and intentions such

as be going to, the present continuous, will and be able to, and future time clauses with if, when, after, before.

Read a text about growing up practising the structures and vocabulary studied.

Read an extract of Pandora’s box and discuss about it. Read about famous dystopias in literature. Listen to an interview with two aid workers. Listen to a conversation about An Inconvenient truth. Write predictions. Discuss about their own hopes and plans. Talk about foreign aid. Answer to a questionnaire about climate change and discuss about it. Learn to make offers and decisions Role-play travel situations Listen to reasons for learning English Learn about synonyms / words easily confused. Write an email invitation and distinguish between formal / informal

styles. Learn how to find the right dictionary entry Revise the language in unit 4 by completing grammar, vocabulary and


CONTENTS

Listening

- Listen to two aid workers talking about their job.- Listen and complete a pronunciation chart so as to practise word stress- Listen and repeat some words to do with geographical features.- Listen to people talking about a film and answer to true/false

questions.- Listen to three conversations and match them to the appropriate travel

situations.- Listen to people talking about why they are learning English and match

them to the relevant pictures.

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Speaking

- Discuss about childhood hopes.- Talk with a partner about their hopes for the future.- Study a graph about foreign aid and discuss some questions.- Discuss about working for an aid organisation.- Discuss about novels students usually read at school in their country.- Discuss about famous novels: 1984, Brave New World, A Handmaid’s

Tale- Discuss about things that may happen in the future.- Work in pairs asking each other questions with get.- Answer some questions about a perfect utopian world.- Look at a film poster and try to describe what it is about.- Ask and answer questions about the carbon footprint and ways to

reduce it.- Role-play short conversations for different travel situations.- Choose and practise a conversations so as to practise language for

making offers and decisions.- Answer typical questions about learning English.- Tell a partner about a film they have seen recently, using the phrases

given.- Do a Global review working in pairs and talking about things people

could do to reduce their carbon footprint.

Reading

- Look at some phrases and pout them in order from most important to least important.- Match some adjectives with their appropriate synonyms.- Read a text about growing up and answer some questions.- Read grammar explanations about future hopes and plans.- Match some words about global issues with the correct definitions.- Read grammar explanations about be going to and the present

continuous.- Read a text about a NGO and correct the mistakes.- Read a text about Pandora’s box and discuss some questions.- Read and listen to the summary of some novels and answer some

questions.- Read grammar explanations about expressing prediction and ability.- Read a text about Fahrenheit 451 and rewrite some sentences using

will/won’t/won’t be able to.- Match some phrasal verbs with get to the correct definitions.- Read explanations about –ed/-ing adjectives.- Read grammar explanations about future time clauses.- Read language explanations for making offers and decisions.- Read ten reasons why people learn English and choose the top 3 and

bottom 3 for them.

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- Read and find synonyms in some sentences.- Read two e-mails and answer some questions.- Read and mark some expressions for making invitations and

arrangements as formal or informal.- Read the Study skills section about using a dictionary and find the right

entry.Writing

- Combine words to make as many sentences as possible so as to practise future hopes.- Complete a text about the hopes of children with the appropriate forms

of the verbs given.- Complete some questions with the present continuous or be going to.- Write five predictions for a future utopia.- Look at some phrases with get and write them next to the correct

meanings in a table.- Look at some pictures and complete words related to geographical

features with the appropriate vowels.- Complete sentences with the present simple of the verbs given.- Work in pairs completing sentences with the present simple or future

simple of the verbs given.- Complete some sentences about future predictions with their own

ideas.- Complete some offers and decisions with will or shall.- Answer some questions about writing in informal style.- Write an e-mail to a partner inviting them to see a film, following a

model.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.



A) Grammar and Language functions.- Future hopes and plans- Future plans and intentions – be going to / present continuous- Future prediction and ability – will / be able to- Future time clauses with if, when, after, before

B) Discourse strategies.- Ranking importance of personal qualities- Talking about children’s hopes- Discussing hopes and plans for the future- Talking about aid organisations- Talking about personal plans and intentions

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- Speculating on the future- Imagining a utopian world - Asking and talking about reducing individual carbon footprints

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C) Vocabulary.- Adjectives and synonyms- Aid organisations- Phrases and phrasal verbs with get- Geographical features- Extension: – -ed / -ing adjectives

D) Phonetics.- Word stress


Background note: References to Greek myths such as the Myth of Pandora (TB page 49, SB page 45). Background note: References to novels such as 1984, Brave New World, A Handmaid’s Tale or Fahrenheit 451. (TB pages 50, 51) Background note: References to Albert Gore, an American politician and

environmentalist who wrote An Inconvenient Truth. (TB page 52) Background note about the ‘carbon footprint’, which is a measure of the amount each individual / group affect global warming. (TB page 53) Background note about Edith Piaf, a well-known French singer and songwriter. (TB page 56). Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

Literary EducationThrough the reading texts included in this unit and the suggestions for reading English literature, students will be able to:



opinions about them.Reading texts in this unit: - When I grow up …- Pandora’s box- Famous dystopias in literature- Fahrenheit 451

Literary references in this unit:

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- References to the Myth of Pandora.- References to novels such as 1984 by George Orwell, Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley, A Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

- An Inconvenient Truth by Albert Gore.

English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- A Midsummer Night's Dream- Nelson Mandela

Learning reflexion:- Study Skills section: Learn how to find the right dictionary entry- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication


CROSS-CURRICULAR ITEMS Science: References to environmental issues such as global warming,

the carbon footprint, etc. Literature: references to famous English novels and writers. Education for Citizenship: references to the work done by

humanitarian NGOs.




Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 4. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 4.

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TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 45, 46, 50, 52, 53) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 45, 48, 49) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 4: I'm going on a trip! My hopes and fears. T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: Course feedback sheet T. Resource CD: Video Unit 4: Do not open ! A brief history of climate change ! Solar power Global website extra resources

EVALUATION




Global Progress Test 1. (Units 1–4)



Understand the general message of texts about climate change, NGOs, etc. and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about their hopes for the future. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as summaries of famous novels. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing an email invitation. (C1, C5, C6, C7, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to an interview with two aid workers. (C1, C3, C5, C8)


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Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing environmental measures taken in those countries with the own ones. (C1, C3, C5, C6)


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UNIT 5Work & Leisure

OBJECTIVES


Learn vocabulary about work issues and leisure activities. Practise the use of phrases with play. Study the use of Have and modal verbs through different activities. Read a text about an Indian call centre worker. Practise the use of -ing verbs, the present perfect, and have been /

have gone by completing several exercises. Listen to conversations between bosses and employees Read about amusement parks around the world. Write a paragraph about a leisure activity. Listen to a Presentation about ‘The serious leisure perspective’. Discuss about Jobs and make questions about leisure activities. Pay attention to turn-taking Learn expression for discussing in meetings Analyse and practise turn-taking questions. Read a David Crystal text: All work and no play, and discuss about it. Talk about jargon in language. Learn to write a CV following a model. Pay attention to correct spelling and punctuation Learn to write dates both in the UK and in the US. Revise the language in unit 5 by completing grammar, vocabulary and


CONTENTS

Listening

- Listen to four bosses talking to their employees and number the relevant topics.- Listen and choose the correct alternative to complete some sentences

with in, on, at, out, for.- Listen to pairs of sentences paying attention to the contractions.- Listen to a presentation about the serious leisure perspective and put

some slides in the correct order.- Listen and repeat sentences paying attention to the sound /ŋ/.- Classify some past participles into four groups depending on their

sound.- Listen to the stress and intonation in a question.- Listen to three conversations and match them to the appropriate

pictures, then choose the correct answers.

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Speaking

- Discuss questions about jobs with a partner.- Look at a cartoon about a bad boss and discuss about it.- Discuss about good and bad bosses with a partner.- Practise saying some sentences using contractions.- Work in pairs discussing about the most important characteristics of a

job using the useful language learnt.- Tell a partner about the leisure activities they do.- Look at a chart about leisure time amongst Americans and compare

with their own experience.- Discuss about casual and serious leisure with a partner.- Look at some pictures and discuss about amusement parks.- Act out a dialogue in an amusement park.- Look at a leisure questionnaire and answer the questions.- Look at the pictures of four different meetings and discuss about them.- Choose a topic for a conversation and discuss about it, including the

useful language learnt.- Discuss about jargon in their own language.- Do a Global review working in groups discussing and miming leisure

activities they enjoy.

Reading

- Read a quote about work in the United States and discuss some questions.- Read some texts about jobs and replace some words with the

appropriate vocabulary.- Read a text about an Indian call centre worker and answer some

comprehension questions.- Read explanations about the uses of job and work.- Match some sentences to the appropriate uses of have.- Read sentences with have and insert contractions where possible.- Match some verbs to the appropriate nouns so as to make expressions

related to leisure activities.- Read explanations about the uses of play.- Read and answer some questions with –ing verbs.- Read a text about amusement parks around the world and answer

some questions.- Read grammar explanations about the present perfect.- Read the Language Focus section about turn-taking.- Read a text about profession’s jargon and decide if some statements

are true or false.- Find words or expressions in a text to match some meanings.- Read a CV and put the headings in the correct places.- Read the Study skills section about recording new words and phrases.

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Writing

- Write a description of a call centre worker and compare it with a partner’s.- Complete some grammar rules about the use of modal verbs.- Complete several texts about job policies with the correct modal verbs.- Write the –ing form of the verbs given.- Complete sentences with their own ideas using the –ing form.- Choose an activity and write a short paragraph about it.- Complete two texts about amusement parks with the past simple or

present perfect form of the verbs given.- Complete a dialogue about an amusement park with been or gone.- Write examples of jargon in their own language and explain what it

means.- Correct the spelling and punctuation mistakes in a CV.- Complete a table with dates written in different ways in the UK or in

the US.- Write their own CV using notes and useful phrases as a model.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.

Language knowledge and useLinguistic knowledge: A) Grammar and Language functions.- Have- Modal verbs- -ing verb forms- Present perfect; have been / have gone

B) Discourse strategies.- Discussing jobs and preferences- Discussing and prioritising aspects of working- Talking about good and bad employers and work obligations- Discussing leisure time- Talking about casual and serious leisure activities- Talking about amusement parks and personal experiences

C) Vocabulary.- Jobs and Work- Work issues- Leisure activities- Extension: – job vs work

– play D) Phonetics.- Strong and weak forms- the sound /ŋ/- Past participle vowel sounds

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Background note: References to the minimum wage in the UK and the US (TB page 59). Background note: References to film producer and director Walter Elias Disney (TB page 66). Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

Literary Education





Reading texts in this unit: - Profile of an Indian call centre worker- Ten facts about amusement parks

English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories- Robin Hood

Learning reflexion:- Study Skills section: Review ways of recording new words and phrases- Analyse and practise turn-taking questions- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication


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Social Science: the whole unit is devoted to talk about jobs, work and leisure time activities.


MIXED-ABILITY ACTIVITIESConsolidation activities: e-Workbook exercises. Unit 5.Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 5. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 5. TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 59, 61, 62, 63, 67) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 60, 65) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 5: The best job in the world ! Past participle dominoes T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: Going global - web-search tips T. Resource CD: Video Unit 5: Call centre ! 1984 and the birth of personal computers ! The birth of computer games Global website extra resources

EVALUATION1. EVALUATION RESOURCES



Global Progress Test 2. (Units 5-7) Self-evaluation- T. Resource CD: Self Assessment checklist Unit 5

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Understand the general message of texts about work and leisure, and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about the leisure activities they do. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as texts talking about profession’s jargon. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing their own CV. (C1, C5, C6, C7, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to job conversations. (C1, C3, C5, C8)


Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing how Americans spend their leisure time with their own experience, or comparing the way British and American people write the dates in a different way. (C1, C3, C5, C6)


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UNIT 6Science & Technology

OBJECTIVESThroughout this unit, the student will be able to achieve the following aims:

Learn about noun formation and compound nouns by completing several activities.

Study different phrasal verbs. Study the use of comparatives (a bit / much / as …as) and superlatives

through different exercises. Read a text about the science of happiness Listen to conversation about the worst jobs in science Listen to website addresses and be able to write them down. Practise the use phrasal verbs and objects. Writing a comparisons quiz. Read an extract of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Talk about Happiness Listen to conversations about computer problems. Read about The Luddite movement in England and discuss about it. Discuss about modern technology. Find things in common and show agreement with so, too, neither Listen to opinions of the most important technological advances Learn to join clauses with and, so, because Describe advantages and disadvantages Write listing points to sequence ideas and introduce advantages and

disadvantages Revise the language in unit 6 by completing grammar, vocabulary and

speaking exercises in the Global review.CONTENTS

Listening

- Listen and repeat words and phrases so as to practise the sound schwa /ə/.- Listen to a song from Radiohead pay attention to the sound schwa /ə/.- Listen to people talking about their jobs and choose the correct

answers.- Listen and repeat compound nouns paying attention to stress.- Listen and write the email and website addresses that they hear.- Listen to five conversations about computer problems and answer

some questions.- Listen and repeat some sentences so as to practise sentence stress.- Listen to a text about The Luddites and discuss about it.- Listen to a conversation between two people in a taxi and tick the

things they have in common.

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- Listen to people talking about technological advances and match them to the appropriate pictures.

Speaking

- Discuss some questions about happiness with a partner.- Discuss about people in their country in the 90s in comparison with

British people.- Look at some pictures and discuss what they think the jobs are.- Discuss what they consider to be the worst jobs.- Look at a photo and name as many items to do with new technologies

as possible.- Discuss with a partner about the use of Internet and websites.- Ask and answer questions about buying on the Internet using

superlatives.- Discuss about being a modern Luddite.- Look at the pictures of four situations related to technology and

describe similarities and differences between them.- Discuss about what they consider to be the most useful technological

advance.- Do a Global review working in pairs and talking about new

technologies.

Reading

- Read a text about The science of happiness, put some headings in the correct place and complete some questions.- Match some words to do with happiness to the correct definitions.- Read explanations about metaphors for happy.- Read grammar explanations about comparatives.- Read a text about the worst jobs to do with science and match them to

the appropriate pictures.- Read further grammar explanations about comparatives (a bit, much,

as…as).- Read some sentences and choose an alternative with the same

meaning.- Match some words with a suffix to make new nouns.- Read and listen to an extract from Frankenstein and discuss about it.- Match some pairs of words to make compound nouns to do with new

technologies.- Read a text about online auctions and answer some comprehension

questions.- Read grammar explanations about the use of superlatives.- Read some quotes about computers and show agreement or

disagreement.- Read explanations about other ways of saying yes.- Read grammar explanations about phrasal verbs and objects.- Circle the object of the phrasal verb in some sentences.

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- Read some statements about modern technology and show agreement or disagreement.- Read the Language focus section about finding things in common.- Read a text about the advantages and disadvantages of the internet

and discuss about it.- Read about listing points.- Read the Study skills section about personalising language learning.

Writing

- Write down five things that make them happy.- Complete some texts about happiness with the comparative form of

the adjectives given.- Complete sentences with their own ideas using comparatives.- Make new words by adding suffixes to the words given.- Complete a text about a NASA researcher with the correct form of the

words given.- Complete sentences with the correct superlative form of some

adjectives.- Write website or email addresses that they know.- Complete some sentences about computers with the appropriate

phrasal verbs.- Write short conversations about people from some pictures.- Look at some topics and write sentences about themselves using some

model phrases.- Put some letters in the correct order to make words for technological

advances.- Complete some sentences about technological advances.- Complete sentences about technological advances with and, so,

because.- Learn writing skills for getting ideas.- Write an essay using some notes and useful phrases for introducing

advantages and disadvantages.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.



A) Grammar and Language functions.- Comparative adjectives and- adverbs- Modifying comparisons- Superlatives- Phrasal verbs and objects

B) Discourse strategies.- Comparing what makes people happy

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- Talking about measuring happiness- Discussing research jobs- Discussing online auctions and internet shopping- Giving opinions about modern technology and the workplace

C) Vocabulary.- Noun suffixes- Compound nouns- Extension: – Metaphors for happy

– other ways of saying yes

D) Phonetics.- The schwa /ə/- Word stress in compounds


Background note: References to a song from Radiohead’s album OK Computer about consumerism (TB page 74). Background note: References to Frankenstein (TB page 76). Background note: References to the Luddite movement (TB page 81). Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

Literary Education





Reading texts in this unit: - The science of happiness- Fitter happier- Frankenstein- Going, going, gone- The Luddites

Literary references in this unit: - References to Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

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English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- The Princess Diaries 3- Selected Stories by D.H. Lawrence

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Learning reflexion:- Study Skills section: Learn how to personalise their language learning- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication



Science: References to the science of happiness and science related jobs.

IT: The whole unit is devoted to talk about computers, the Internet, technological advances, etc.





Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 6. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 6. TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 76, 84) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 6: A rotten job/

Technology in our lives T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: Reading habits survey T. Resource CD: Video Unit 6: Making contact / Frankenstein: the origins / Frankenstein: what happened next Global website extra resources

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EVALUATION




Global Progress Test 2. (Units 5-7)



Understand the general message of texts about science and technology, and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C3, C4, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about the use of Internet, websites and new technologies. (C1, C4, C5, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as texts talking about the science of happiness. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing an essay. (C1, C6, C7, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to people talking about technological advances. (C1, C4, C8)


Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing the use of the Internet and new technologies in those countries with the own ones. (C1, C3, C4, C5, C6)


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UNIT 7Time & Money

OBJECTIVESThroughout this unit, the student will be able to achieve the following aims:

Learn the use of repositions of time (in, on, at) Practise the use of time expressions. Read a text about time zones. Study the present perfect with for and since, and with yet and already. Talk on the concept of time. Discuss about time saving inventions. Learn vocabulary about money and verb phrases. Read an extract of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Learn the differences between borrow and lend. Read about financial concerns. Read a text about a different kind of bank and discuss about it. Talk about the best of times. Write a to do list and compare with a partner Describe pictures related to banks and talk about bank loans. Learn useful expressions for shopping in a market, buying and selling. Read a David Crystal text about the English language and the number

four. Talk about the history of their language and influences on it. Write a text giving their own opinion. Learn to organise ideas in an essay. Revise the language in unit 7 by completing grammar, vocabulary and


CONTENTSListening

- Listen to a talk about the concept of time in English and answer some questions.

- Listen and repeat some words so as to practise the sounds /e/ and /a/- Listen and repeat some English proverbs about time.- Listen and repeat some words in order to practise the sound /ʌ/.- Listen to some conversations about shopping in a market and match

them to the appropriate photos.

Speaking- Discuss some questions about time zones.- Talk about expressions of time in their own country.- Talk about proverbs about time in their own language.- Discuss about the five most important time saving inventions from a

list.- Discuss about politeness asking questions about money.

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- Discuss about money concerns for people their age.- Ask and answer questions about things they have to do using the

present perfect.- Describe similarities and differences between banks in different

countries.- Discuss about banks that help poor people with micro credits and give

their own opinion.- Work in groups discussing about how to invest a bank loan in their

school, giving reasons for their decisions.- Look at the pictures of four different markets and describe their

similarities and differences.- Describe the types of markets in their own country.- Role-play a conversation in a market.- Discuss about the changes in their own language and its influence in

other languages.- Discuss about learning to manage their time and about the bad

influence of money.- Do a Global review working in groups and discussing about what they

spend their money on, etc.Reading

- Read and solve a time puzzle and make more puzzles with other time numbers.- Read a text about the history of time zones and answer some

questions.- Read grammar explanations about the use of the present perfect with

for & since.- Match some phrases about time with the correct pictures.- Read an extract of A Tale of Two Cities and discuss about it.- Match some words to do with money with the correct pictures.- Match some sentence halves to make expressions about money.- Read grammar explanations about the present perfect with yet and

already.- Read and listen to a poem about buying and discuss about it.- Learn useful language for describing pictures.- Read a text about a different kind of bank and answer to

comprehension questions.- Read explanations about the differences between borrow and lend.- Look at a timeline for the English language and tick the phrases they

have heard before.- Read a text about the English language and complete a timeline.- Read the Language focus section about synonyms for some

expressions.- Read an essay about time passing by and answer some questions.- Read the Study skills section about managing their study time.

Writing- Complete some rules about time expressions with the words given.

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- Write answers to some questions about free time and compare with a partner.- Complete a text about a brief history of watches with for and since.- Complete sentences with the present perfect and for or since.- Complete sentences with their own ideas about time.- Find examples of yet and already in a text and complete some rules.- Look at a to do list and make sentences with yet and already.- Make their own to do list so as to practise the use of the present

perfect.- Study the writing skills section about organising their ideas.- Complete some sentences with expressions for giving your opinion.- Write an essay about time following a model and including the useful

phrases learnt.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.



A) Grammar and Language functions.- Present perfect with for and since- Present perfect with yet and already

B) Discourse strategies.- Discussing the best times to do things- Talking about time-saving inventions- Discussing times in history- Discussing questions about money issues and concerns- Describing and comparing pictures

C) Vocabulary.- Prepositions of time- Time expressions- Money; verb phrases- Facilities in learning institutions- Extension: – borrow and lend

D) Phonetics.- Spellings and sounds /e/ and /a/- The sound /ʌ/


Background note: References to IQ tests (TB page 87). Background note: References to Charles Dickens (TB page 91). Background note: References to talking about money issues in Anglo-Saxon countries.

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Background note about the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. (TB page 95). Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

Literary Education





Reading texts in this unit: - A brief history of time zones- A Tale of Two Cities- A lifetime of financial concerns- A different kind of bank

Literary references in this unit: - References to Charles Dickens and some of his most famous works:

Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, David Copperfield and A Tale of Two Cities.

- References to the poem Routine by Stuart Goggett.- References to The Canterbury Tales.

English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- The Princess Diaries 4- Robinson Crusoe

Learning reflexion:- Study Skills section: Learn how to manage their study time and make a

study plan.- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication


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History: References to the history of English language and time saving inventions.

Geography: References to World time zones.





Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 7. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 7. TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 88, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 97, 99) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 87, 89 ) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 7: You and your time / Save! Save! Save! T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: Class library. T. Resource CD: Video Unit 7: Time flies / Local currency / How stones became valuable Global website extra resources

EVALUATION




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Understand the general message of texts about time and money matters, and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about banks that offer micro credits. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as texts talking about the history of English language. (C1, C6, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing an essay about time. (C1, C5, C6, C7, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to people talking about shopping in a market. (C1, C3, C6, C8)


Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing the history of the English language with their own one. (C1, C3, C6)


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UNIT 8Home & Away

OBJECTIVES


Study the passive voice and the first and second conditionals. Learn vocabulary about animals, prepositions of movement, adjectives

and prepositions. Distinguish the differences between house and home. Write a scene from a film Listen about famous homes. Read an extract from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Listen to conversations with travel guides Read a text about cats and do some related activities. Learn to speak on the telephone Learn telephone English for different situations Read about travel guidebooks and about new kinds of tourism. Prepare and practise a phone conversation Listen to people talking about local homes and buildings Read an extract of The Beach by Alex Garland Talk about animals Describe and compare pictures Discuss about beach resorts Write a description of a town Learn to use it vs there. Make a description of their home. Describe photos Extend clauses to develop ideas and make their writing interesting Revise the language in unit 8 by completing grammar, vocabulary and


CONTENTS

Listening- Listen and repeat the sound /h/.- Listen and repeat some sentences so as to keep practising the

sound /h/.- Listen to people talking about famous homes and answer some

questions.- Listen to conversations between tourists and travel agents and answer

some questions.- Listen and repeat a question so as to practise the pronunciation of

sentence stress.- Listen to people talking about houses and answer some questions,

then match the speakers with the correct summaries.

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Speaking- Describe the rooms in their house to a partner.- Look at the pictures of three famous homes and discuss about them.- Discuss about famous homes from their own town.- Look at the pictures of different animals and discus about the ones

they keep at home.- Tell a partner whether they prefer cats or dogs and give reasons for

their answers.- Describe surprising stories about pets.- Try to retell a story about a lost cat.- Discuss about guidebooks they’ve already used.- Look at some photos and describe how they area connected.- Work in pairs asking each other questions about tourism paying

attention to the stressed words.- Role-play short phone conversations for different situations.- Prepare a phone conversation with the help of a diagram.- Look at the pictures of different homes and describe the similarities

and differences between them.- Choose a topic related to homes and houses in their own country and

discuss with a partner.- Ask and answer questions so as to describe their own town.- Do a Global review working in pairs and asking questions about where

they would like to live or to travel to.

Reading- Read about the differences between house and home.- Read grammar explanations about the passive voice.- Read some sentences and decide if they are active or passive.- Read an extract from Bram Stoker’s Dracula and role-play a scene.- Read and answer questions related to animals.- Read a text about lost cats that come back home and answer some

questions.- Find words in a text to match some meanings.- Read a text about famous guidebooks and complete some sentences.- Read explanations about words that mean trip.- Read grammar explanations about the first conditional.- Read an extract of the novel The Beach and discuss some questions.- Read a text about new kinds of tourism and answer some questions.- Read grammar explanations about the second conditional.- Match some useful sentences for telephoning to the correct functions.- Read a girl’s description of her town in Slovakia and answer some

questions.- Read the Study skills section about learning words with prepositions.

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Writing- Complete some texts about official residences around the world with

the correct form of to be.- Look at some pictures and complete sentences with the correct

prepositions.- Complete first conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs

given.- Read some situations and complete first conditional sentences with

their own ideas.- Complete some sentences with the correct prepositions.- Put some words in the correct order to make useful phrases for

telephoning.- Put some adverbs of degree intro three groups.- Complete some grammar rules using it and there.- Study the Writing skills section about giving more information about

places.- Write an e-mail describing their town to a friend.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.



A) Grammar and Language functions.- The passive voice- First conditional- Second conditional

B) Discourse strategies.- Describing their home- Talking about famous homes- Discussing animal and pet preferences- Retelling pet stories- Discussing guidebooks, travel and tourism- Describing places and kinds of tourism- Asking and talking about unlikely situations

C) Vocabulary.

- The home- Animals- Prepositions of movement- Adjectives and prepositions- Extension: – house and home

– words that mean trip

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D) Phonetics.- /h/- Sentence stress

Socio cultural aspects and intercultural awareness Background note: References to Bram Stoker’s Dracula (TB page 103). Background note: References to the frightening novel The Beach (TB page 107). References to different types of homes in different places. Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

Literary Education





Reading texts in this unit: - Bram Stoker’s Dracula- The cat came back- A quick guide to the world’s most famous guidebooks- The Beach- New kinds of tourism

Literary references in this unit: - References to Bram Stoker’s Dracula.- References to The Beach by Alex Garland.

English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- Romeo and Juliet- Shake Hands Forever

Learning reflexion:- Study Skills section: Study how to record and learn words with

prepositions- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process

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- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication technologies

- Review and reflect on learning.- Appreciate working in groups as a means of personal enrichment.- Transfer mother tongue language strategies into the English language.


Social Science: references to official residences around the world such as the Palacio de la Moncloa in Spain, Abdeen Palace in Egypt, The Lodge in Australia, Mariyinsky Palace in Ukraine or Zhongnanhai in China.





Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 8. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 8. TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 106, 112) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 8: A very special castle / Alternative guidebook. T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: DIY revision quiz / Letter to a student in the next class T. Resource CD: Video Unit 8: Snaps / The beginning of cheap travel / Holiday in style Global website extra resources

EVALUATION

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Understand the general message of texts about houses and about travelling, and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C3, C5, C6, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about famous homes from their own town. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as texts talking about pet animals. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing an e-mail about their town. (C1, C3, C6, C7, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to people talking about houses. (C1, C3, C6, C8)


Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing the types of homes in those countries with the own ones. (C1, C3, C6)


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UNIT 9Health & Fitness

OBJECTIVES


Learn vocabulary about feeling ill and about medical treatment. Study the use of modal verbs of advice, could / couldn’t, had to / didn’t

have to. Learn to use the past perfect through different activities. Learn vocabulary to do with sport. Read a text about milestones of modern medicine Practise the reported statements with different exercises. Learn the difference between say, tell and ask. Listen to advice on cures for the common cold Read about Olympic losers Discuss about the common cold. Write sick notes and give advice Describe an illness Listen to conversation at the doctor’s Answer to a sports questionnaire Discuss a visit to the doctor Learn how to read a drug label Practise describing symptoms and recommending treatment Read a David Crystal text about sports English Talk about sports commentating Write an online post to give advice and suggest alternatives Learn to give examples Revise the language in unit 9 by completing grammar, vocabulary and


CONTENTS

Listening

- Listen to some groups of words and classify them into a table according to their sounds, so as to distinguish between the ch and gh sounds.

- Listen and repeat sentences in order to keep practising the ch and gh sounds.

- Listen to people giving advice for the common cold and match them to the correct pictures.

- Listen to a text about Arab influences on medicine and answer some questions.

- Listen and repeat some words so as to practise word stress.

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- Listen to a conversation in a pharmacy and answer some questions, then complete phrases with the correct words.

Speaking

- Work in pairs asking each other questions about health.- Mime the symptoms of an illness so that a partner guess what’s wrong.- Ask each other questions about medical treatments.- Practise reading a text about the history of medicine paying attention

to word stress.- Discuss about important medicine discoveries and about what people

could and couldn’t do before these inventions.- Discuss about the Olympic Games.- Talk about interesting sport stories.- Look at some pictures and discuss what may be happening.- Prepare a short dialogue about a picture related to visiting the doctor.- Discuss with a partner about the exercise they do and how they keep

fit.- Role-play a visit to the pharmacy using the new expressions learnt.- Discuss with a partner asking and answering questions about the

sports they like to watch.- Speak with a partner about problems related to health and think of the

possible solutions.- Do a Global review working in pairs and discussing about a sporting

event they have recently seen.

Reading

- Read a poem paying attention to the different pronunciations of ough.- Read a quote about a common cold and give some advice.- Read grammar explanations about the use of modal verbs of advice.- Learn useful language for apologising.- Read a text about the milestones of modern medicine and complete

some related exercises.- Read grammar explanations about the use of could/couldn’t, had to/

didn’t have to.- Look at some pictures and match them to the appropriate sports.- Read some clues and guess the sport they talk about.- Read a text about historical Olympic losers and write sentences in the

final gaps to complete the stories. Then check their answers.- Read explanations about the differences between win and beat.- Read the grammar explanations about the past perfect.- Read and listen to a dialogue between a doctor and his patient and

answer some questions.- Read grammar explanations about reported statements.- Report what a partner has said about doing exercise and keeping fit.- Read the label of a medicine and find words or phrases to match some

meanings.

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- Read a text about sports commentators and answer some questions.- Read the language focus section about idiomatic expressions.- Read some questions from an online forum about keeping fit and

answer some questions.- Read the Study skills section about using their dictionaries and

exploring collocations.

Writing

- Complete a text about the common cold with the numbers given.- Complete sentences with the correct words to do with health.- Make notes on the advices they hear about the common cold using the

verbs given.- Make sentences giving advice for people who can’t sleep at night.- Write a note to a friend, professor or a colleague explaining that they

don’t feel well and cannot attend a meeting.- Complete some questions to do with medical treatments with the

correct form of the verbs given.- Put some words into groups with the same number of syllables.- Complete a text about the X–ray and the risks of smoking with had to,

didn’t have to or could.- Complete a table with the names of sports that go with play, go and

do.- Choose a sport and write some clues for it using the words given.- Complete texts about the Olympic Games in Barcelona and Melbourne

with the correct words.- Write reasons why some things might have happened.- Look at a sports questionnaire and write one more question. Then ask

the questions to a partner.- Change some sentences to direct speech.- Change some sentences to reported speech.- Complete a story with say, tell or ask.- Study the Writing skills section about giving examples.- Correct some sentences with expressions for giving advice.- Write an online response giving advice to someone about keeping fit.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.



A) Grammar and Language functions.- Modal verbs of advice- Could / couldn’t, had to / didn’t- Past perfect- have to- Reported statements

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B) Discourse strategies.- Discussing the common cold and giving advice- Asking about health and treatment experiences- Talking about important developments in medicine- Describing sports- Talking about the Olympic Games- Speculating- Taking part in a sports questionnaire- Preparing a dialogue- Discussing health, exercise and keeping fit

C) Vocabulary.- Feeling ill- The common cold- Medical treatment- Sport- Say, tell and ask- Extension: – win and beat

D) Phonetics.- ch and gh sounds- Word stress


References to the Olympic Games. Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

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Reading texts in this unit: - Arab influences on medicine- Milestones of modern medicine- Olympic losers- Conversation between doctor and patient

English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- The Treasure of Monte Cristo- ick off! The Story of Football

Learning reflexion:- Study Skills section: Learn how to use a dictionary to explore

collocations- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication


CROSS-CURRICULAR ITEMS Science: References to the influence of the Arabs in the history of

medicine and to the main discoveries in medicine such as anaesthesia, antibiotics, DNA, the X-ray or the germ theory.




Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 9. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 9.

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TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 119, 121, 122, 123, 125) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 116, 119, 120, 121) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 9: Health charades / Guess the sport. T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: My English at the end of the course T. Resource CD: Video Unit 9: Breathe in / The first heart transplant / The waiting list Worksheet SB: Additional material Unit 9 (page 130) Global website extra resources

EVALUATION







Understand the general message of texts about health and fitness, and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about the sports they practise. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as texts talking about Olympic losers. (C1, C3, C5, C6, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing an online response giving advice. (C1, C4, C5, C6, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to people giving advice for the common cold. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

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Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing the sports practised in those countries with the own ones. (C1, C3, C5, C6)


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UNIT 10New & Old

OBJECTIVES


Learn vocabulary about places, transport and games. Study the different uses of words that mean new and make. Learn new words in context. Learn to use defining relative clauses and the definite article (the) Read a text about the book Brave new words by Kerry Maxwell. Make a verb form review Listen to an interview with Kerry Maxwell on Brave new words. Read about new places in a new world Discuss about famous quotes Study the use of both and neither. Talk about transports and answer to a driving questionnaire Write definitions for new words Read about the Trabant and discuss about cars. Listen about two classic board games and discuss about them. Learn how to end a conversation Prepare and practise ways of starting and ending conversations Listen to people expressing opinions about favourite words and

expressions in English Guess words from definitions Learn the uses of you know Write a report on studies Use a / an for new information; give reasons using because or as Organise ideas and describe language activities to write a report. Revise the language in unit 10 by completing grammar, vocabulary and


CONTENTS

Listening

- Listen to and read an interview with the author of a book about new words and complete some exercises.- Listen and repeat some consonant clusters and words.- Listen and repeat some sentences so as to practise the pronunciation

of consonant clusters.- Listen to a talk about the invention of Monolopy and Scrabble and say

how many things they have in common.- Listen and repeat useful game phrases.- Listen to two conversations and match each one to the correct

situations.- Listen and repeat useful phrases for ending a conversation.

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- Listen and complete some words with the correct letters.- Listen to seven people talking about their favourite words and

expressions in English, put them in the right order and answer some questions.

Speaking

- Look at a book cover and discuss what it may be about.- Think about new words in their own country.- Look at some pictures and try to guess the meanings of some related

words.- Ask and answer questions with a partner about new words such as

Sudoku or carbon footprints.- Talk about other places in the world that begin with the word “New”.- Look at some incomplete quotes about North America and try to finish

them with their own ideas.- Look at some pictures and discuss about different means of transport.- Ask and answer questions about means of transport.- Discuss about objects that makes them nostalgic for the past.- Ask and answer questions about cars and traffic in their area.- Look at some pictures and discuss about two classic board games.- Discuss about board games with a partner.- Work in pairs having a one-minute conversation for several situations.- Create a conversation using only the words and phrases given.- Work in groups telling each other about their favourite words or

expressions in English.- Do a Global review working in groups and describing the new words

they have learnt.

Reading

- Match some new words with the correct definitions.- Read grammar explanations about the use of defining relative clauses.- Read and circle the words that don’t belong in some groups of words

related to countries, cities, etc.- Read a text about new places in North America and write the names of

some cities in the correct places.- Find words in a text to match some meanings.- Read explanations about words that mean new.- Look at some examples of the in a text and match them to the

appropriate rules.- Choose the correct words to complete some texts about New England,

New Zealand and New Guinea.- Tick the correct collocations about transport to complete a chart.- Read an article about an old car called Trabant and answer some

questions.- Try to find examples of several verb forms through a reading text.- Read explanations about words that mean make.- Read grammar explanations about both and neither.

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- Look at some pictures of board games and math them to the appropriate games.- Read the rules and play a board game in groups.- Read explanations about the expression you know and complete some

sentences.- Read a girl’s report on her previous language course and fill in the gaps

with the appropriate words.- Read explanations about the use of a/an for new information.- Read explanations about how to give reasons.- Read the Study skills section about evaluating their pronunciation.

Writing

- Complete some definitions with who or which.- Choose a box and write definitions for some new words.- Put some words related to places in order from small to large using a

dictionary.- Write down as many places in North America as they can in a minute.- Complete some sentences with the names of places in North America

containing the word “New”.- Complete a text about the Model T car with the correct form of the

verbs given.- Complete some questions about cars with the correct form of the verbs

given.- Make sentences about Monolopy and Scrabble using both or neither.- Write sentences using both or neither and their own ideas.- Complete some texts about Monolopy and Scrabble using the words

given.- Put some words in the correct order to make useful game phrases.- Put some words in the correct order to make useful phrases for ending

a conversation.- Write down three words they have learnt recently and give definitions

so that their partner can guess the words.- Complete some sentences with expressions for giving reasons.- Make a report about their present English course following a model and

including language for describing activities and skills.- Complete a Global review of the grammar points and vocabulary learnt

in the unit.



A) Grammar and Language functions.- Defining relative clauses- Definite article (the)- Verb form review- Both, neither

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B) Discourse strategies.- Describing new words in language- Guessing meanings of words in context- Making a word quiz for places- Talking about place names with New- Discussing ideas for quotes about America- Describing forms of transport and preferences- Finding out about experiences of travelling by car- Talking about experiences of board games- Playing a board game

C) Vocabulary.- New words in context- Places- Transport- Games- Extension: – words that mean new

– words that mean make

D) Phonetics.- Consonant clusters- Sentence stress and intonation


Background note: References to North America (TB page 131). Background note: References to Ronald Reagan, Garrison Keillor, George Bernard Shaw, Sigmund Freud and Barack Obama (TB page 132). Interest in learning English and in the topic of the unit Positive attitude towards own ability to participate in class activities Willingness to review and reflect on own learning Enjoyment in completing activities

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Reading texts in this unit: - Brave new words- New places in a new world- Old but loved; the Trabant- The Model T- A talk about two classic board games: Scrabble and Monopoly

Literary references in this unit: - References to lexicographer Kerry Maxwell, and her book Brave New

Words.

English literature suggested for this unit: (Macmillan Readers Pre-intermediate level)- The Wizard of Oz- Michael Jackson: The King of Pop

Learning reflexion:- Study Skills section: Learn how to evaluate their pronunciation and

strategies for improvement- Accept mistake as a part of the learning process- Use dictionaries, libraries or information and communication



Language: references to the dynamic changes in the English language and about the appearance of new words.

Geography: students learn about and need to locate some cities in a map of North America.



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Extension activities: SB: Grammar Focus + exercises for Unit 10. TB: Go Global: ideas for further research. Unit 10. TB: Teach Global, Think Local extra activities (pages 130, 133, 137) TB: Teach Global, Think Local mixed ability activities (pages 129, 134) T. Resource CD: Specific communication activities Unit 10: New word taboo / The 'ordinary' bicycle. T. Resource CD: Generic communication activities: Course certificate. T. Resource CD: Video Unit 10: Last words / New Zealand: greetings and glaciers / New Zealand: a dream location SB: Additional material Unit 10 (pages 130, 131) Global website extra resources

EVALUATION




Global Progress Test 3. (Units 8-10)Global End-of-Year Test


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Understand the general message of texts about language changes, new places and board games, and identify relevant details in oral messages related with them. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation - intonation in conversations about means of transport. (C1, C3, C5, C8)

Recognise the general idea and be able to get specific information of written texts coming from different sources such as texts talking about new places in North America. (C1, C3, C6, C8)

Write short texts in different supports, using the appropriate structures, functions and vocabulary, such as writing a report about their present English course. (C1, C6, C7, C8)

Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to listen to people talking about their favourite words and expressions in English. (C1, C3, C6, C8)


Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, by comparing the cars used in those countries with the own ones. (C1, C3, C6)


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